You're thinking about it as an individual.
But is your company's productivity better? Is your team's productivity better? That's ultimately what will come down to.
It's fair to say that HN is overwhelmingly pro-remote work. This is because coding is uniquely "not bad" for remote work. And there are many coders on HN.
But pretty much every other department is worse off with 100% remote work, in my opinion.
Even software development hits a remote-only wall eventually because you don't create those relationships in person. Everyone is just a mercenary. Very little culture or care is created.
